Encrucijada weather in August

In August, Encrucijada sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 104 mm of rain across 20.7 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of August to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Encrucijada's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Encrucijada's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
104 mm
20.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:00 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
61%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical August day in Encrucijada reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Encrucijada

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Encrucijada weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 19°295.610.87.5
Feb27° / 19°274.611.27.7
Mar28° / 19°265.711.87.1
Apr29° / 21°438.612.55.7
May30° / 23°11816.713.14.4
Jun31° / 24°13520.413.43.4
Jul31° / 24°8818.213.23.5
Aug32° / 24°10420.712.83.2
Sep31° / 24°14323.312.13.1
Oct29° / 23°11820.411.54.1
Nov27° / 21°5811.110.96.4
Dec26° / 20°307.210.67.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25248
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Encrucijada gets around 104 mm of rain over 20.7 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 66% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
160
261
361
461
561
661
761
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1261
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of August to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:54 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 6:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:546:57
213.05:546:57
313.05:556:56
413.05:556:55
513.05:566:55
613.05:566:54
713.05:566:54
812.95:576:53
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 6.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.5 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 6.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
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236.0Bright
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255.9Bright
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275.9Bright
285.8Bright
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305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Encrucijada

In seasonPeak

In August, Encrucijada sits inside its atlantic hurricane and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Encrucijada sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Encrucijada's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Encrucijada?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Encrucijada.

What to pack for Encrucijada in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Encrucijada sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Encrucijada in August

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 29 km away) is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar25Warm
Apr26Warm
May27Warm
Jun28Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Encrucijada in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Encrucijada peaks around June 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 21UV 12Dec 16UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb8Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov6High
Dec6High

Air quality in Encrucijada in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Encrucijada is worst in July — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1322 µg/m³Nov 237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Good
May12Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Encrucijada?

Encrucijada sits at 22.6°N, 79.9°W, 40 m above sea level, in Cuba. The nearest listed city is Camajuaní, 19 km away.

Topography around Encrucijada

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Encrucijada.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Encrucijada has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 54 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,099 m.

The land around Encrucijada is covered by grassland (46%), trees (28%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and water (36%), trees (31%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
184 m
80 km
1,099 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
August weather nearby: Camajuaní 19 km · Cifuentes 19 km · Santa Clara 26 km · Sagua la Grande 30 km · Remedios 36 km · Santo Domingo 39 km · Ranchuelo 40 km · Placetas 40 km

Cuba travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C / L
110 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 39% of US
price level, 2011
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
Happiness
5.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2011
Homicide rate
4.5
per 100k, 2019
Road deaths
8.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 515
Religion
Christian 59%none 23%folk religion 18%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Encrucijada (22.6178°, -79.8649°, elevation 40 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).